Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1887-06-02
SUNDAY MEMORIAL SERVICES.

held at Hancock Hall at seven O'Clock L.
~ The Grand Army Post and the Relief
Corps were present and occupied reserved
seats. The hall was filed with an audience
made up of our best citizens. The follow
ing was the order of exercises:
!. Anthem by choir
2. Choral Response, Rev. A. A. Cam
bridge
3 Prayer by Rev. C. +. w, Hubbard.
4. Solo by Mrs Shaw. Nearer my God
to Thee"
5. Reading of Scripture by Rev Mr..
Palmer.
g. Singing-Seleeton by choir.
I. Address. Rev. r. W. Savage.
s. Singing by choir, America"
O. Prayer by Rev. A. A. Cambridge
10. Chant by choir, Lords Prayer
IL. Benediction Rev. c. +. W. Hubbard.
The singing was by the Unitarian choir
under the direction of DIR. Bragdon,
with Miss Crippen as organist.
The sermon by Rev. X. W. Savage was
a very fine one and he should be congrat-
ulated on his success. He spoke without
manuscript and had the happy faculty OF
saying just what the occasion demanded
The boys" were very much pleased with
his sermon an abstract of which may be
given rs follows:
Heb MI. ii. An Christening seemeth
for the present to be not joyous. but griev
Gus yet afterward 1t yicldeth pcaccahle
fruit unto them that have been exercised
thereby, even the fruit of righteousness
l.
importance have their national holidays
and memorial days, days that are remind
crs of great events in the nations history.
Frequently these days are full Of gladness
and merry making, but there are some
notable exceptions of which Memorial
Dav /. one 1t i a time when our thoughts
go back to a period full of sadness. he
rcavcmeni suffering and weary waiting and
watching a time that Is ever full Of
mournful associations; a time when this
republic which it was hoped should ever
be united in friendship and purpose. be
came al, itled and its members stood face
to face in deadly enmity and strife.
when we think upon that time OF march
Ing armies and tumuli> of war our thoughts
are carried beyond the contc>ting forces oil
the North and the South to the long
weary struggle Of humanity and Of which
our civil war j. but A part. The history OF
the development of human lie i the his
tory Of the most wonderful contest known
tn u>. contest that began far back In the
| time and j. going on now In this con
test man j. the chief and central figure
| around which everything else In the world
| ha~ reyolycd This world. though in>guj-
| iicsn; compared with other worlds scatter
/ cd throughout space i yet full Of the deep
/ 81 interest because Of the wonderful and
| ever increasing struggle that i going on
/ upon it. What i of more interest aud
concern to u than human life: and human
! life i, full Of interest and grandeur be
/ cause OF the struggle that mark its
/ course
When man Csnc into existence ne had
! everything to learn and everything to do
| That j. where the contest began the
/ contest against ignorance and against the
/ ferccnc~- Of The lower animal world In
! the primitive days OF our race the soul
| was en-laved by fear and made compar-
/ atively helpless by its want II the simplest
| knowledge But 10 live was TO learn and
! 10 struggle was Ia gain power. The crea-
/ tiun Of the family circle was great AL
vance and 50 the formation of the tribe
| was d great advance. Blu, the struggle Of
| human ufc docs not decrease by these adj
depth and breadth anu earnestue-s.
But ii was when tribes grew into
nations that the contendinS forces of
human life grew the tcrccst. 1t was when
the ambition for worldwide dominion
! took possession of the human soul that
| the atmosphere of every nation was filled
with the clamor Of arms. This ambition
| Of tyrsnt~ To rule the world was crushed
out on The field Of Waterloo when Napoleon
wasovercomc and h> power forever destroy
ell The struggle then passed on from one
for the dominion OF the world to one for
human rights. Civil strife began in the
hearts OF nations when the people rose up
against the tyranny of kings and cmper-
| Ors. In the vast cOncoursc of events in
the lives Of nations revolution followed re-
yolution and amidst the din and conflict Of
war and oppression the American Republic
came into existence.
1t was not for Us any more than for any
other nation, to advance 10 national pow
er and prosperity without struggle and
conflict. And the American Republic
| young though it be, carries many deep
and frightful scar, but the deepest most
painful and sad of all its conflicts was its
| last which is fresh in our memories vet OF
all the conflicts for freedom and civiliz-
alton the American civil war is the grand
| est in its results.
Remarks were made referring to the
present conflict going on in the old nations
of the world for greater liberty, such as
the American Republic has gained and
maintains within its borders The out
! look for America was never more grand
! and promising than to-day. But there are
more triumphs to be gained, more work
| and conflict before Us, more watching and
| training